'Former Ivory Coast boss Fae eyes Hibs job' - gossip

Former Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Fae is reportedly interested in the Hibernian job as speculation abounds over Martin O’Neill’s future with Celtic.

Former Reading midfielder Emerse Fae, the 42-year-old who led Ivory Coast to knockout stage for the first time at this summer’s World Cup and has family links to Scotland, is interested in becoming Hibernian head coach. (Scottish Sun)

Comfortable defeats by Rangers and Ferencvaros have left a growing sense of unease behind the scenes at Celtic over the future of manager Martin O’Neill. (TeamTalk)

Martin O’Neill is not facing the sack at Celtic, but the 74-year-old knows that he must keep them above Rangers to stay in the job for the whole season (Football Insider)

Martin O’Neill says “Celtic will be looking, soon enough, for someone to replace me” but insists he retains the hunger to succeed this season. (Glasgow Times)

Ruud Gullit says not even an approach from Celtic could persuade Frank Rijkaard to come out of managerial retirement, but the 64-year-old former Chelsea manager has opened the door to his first coaching role since 2011. (The Herald)

Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin will return to hospital in the next six weeks to undergo a minor operation after returning to work after a health scare last month. (The Courier)

New Bologna head coach Raffaele Palladino has praised Lewis Ferguson’s versatility and intelligence after the 27-year-old Scotland midfielder’s verbal agreement to join Rangers this summer failed to produce a concrete approach. (Daily Record)

Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg says Connor Barron has yet to make his debut on loan from Rangers as nobody in his side currently deserves to drop out. (Northern Echo)

Former United States goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who worked under Martin O’Neill with Leicester City, has revealed he almost joined the Northern Irishman at Celtic while Rangers also showed interest in him at different stages of his career. (The Scotsman)